Resisting Entropy III at CMCA

Photos are from Resisting Entropy II at CMCA in 2013.

Rockport, Maine - The Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport presents Resisting Entropy III, an exhibition of artwork created by twelve artists working collaboratively over a twenty-four hour period.
 
Artist William Kentridge wrote that the artist’s job is to “fight against entropy--to keep on taking these fragments and say, ‘What can they become?’ To take the fragments and construct something provisionally new.” The twelve artists included in Resisting Entropy at CMCA will be doing just that. Working from noon on Friday, April 10 to noon on Saturday, April 11, the artists will transform materials from a sizeable pile of discarded and castoff items into unique and unpredictable artworks.
 
CMCA director, Suzette McAvoy, says, “This will be the final exhibition in our Rockport location andResisting Entropy seems a fitting way to make the process of our moving into an artistic occasion. Many of the items and discarded material the artists will be using were sourced from our cleaning out of the Rockport building’s storage areas and closets in preparation for the move.”
 
The first Resisting Entropy took place in 2010 at Asymmetrik Arts in Rockland. In 2013, CMCA hostedResisting Entropy II, which was revised in scope and included an extended roster of artists. Artist Jared Cowan, an originator of the Resisting Entropy format, noted that the group is excited to be working at CMCA again, and that “since the group has already worked in the space, they will be more prepared for what ordinarily can’t be prepared for.”
 
The artists in this year’s group include David Allen, Alan Clark, Jared Cowan, Bethany Engstrom, Andy Hamm, Alexis Iammarino, Siglinde Langholz, Eric Leppanen, Cristin Millet, Trelawney O’Brien, Jennifer Wilkey, and Andrew White. The exhibition, which will be on view through April 25, opens with a reception on Saturday, April 11, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Both the reception and exhibition are free and open to all. For more information, visit cmcanow.org.
 
CMCA is grateful for the generous support of major media sponsor Maine Home + Design magazine. The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization advancing contemporary art in Maine through exhibitions and educational programs.